‘Greatest catch ever seen’ stuns cricket

Cricket: Marnus Labuschagne won a contender of the year award while playing for Glamorgan County Cricket Club.

Chasing a target of 141 runs for victory at Sophia Gardens, Gloucestershire found themselves in early trouble at 4-45 when Ben Charlesworth grounded a full toss from Glamorgan leg-spinner Mason Crane.

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Labuschagne, sprinting from long-on across, lunged to his right and snatched the ball inches off the turf in a remarkable diving effort. The Queenslander was mobbed by his Glamorgan teammates as Charlesworth departed for 10 (8).

Courtesy of a thrilling 70 (48) from Gloucestershire captain Jack Taylor, the visitors secured a thrilling two-wicket victory after bowler Josh Shaw botched the final delivery of the match for six.

Labuschagne, who was earlier dismissed for 18 (15)m, has amassed 119 runs at 19.83 during this season’s T20 Blast, scoring 58 (34) during a 19-run loss to Surrey in Cardiff.

Elsewhere in the T20 Blast, Australian fast bowler Sean Abbott claimed a five-wicket haul during Surrey’s 56-run thrashing of Middlesex at Lord’s.

The New South Welshman finished with 5-18 from four overs, the second-best bowling figures of his T20 career, to restrict Middlesex to 8-129 in the London derby.